Friday, 4 February 2011

Ruan “Fangzz” Potts (10-0) and Calven “The Butcher” Robinson
(8-0) both came into the fight looking big, strong and focussed. A battle of
undefeated Goliaths, this fight promised to be exciting and would certainly put
an end to one of the fighters’ impressive win streaks.

After a friendly touch of gloves in the centre of the
Hexagon, Calven Robinson began stalking Ruan Potts. This lasted all of 20
seconds, before a Potts leg kick unbalanced Robinson, and pushing forward,
Potts managed to close the distance and tie The Butcher up against the cage.
The two monsters battled for supremacy in the clinch, landing occasional inconsequential
short shots.

Robinson eventually managed to free his arms and land a few
body shots, but this enabled Potts, who had a arm over his head, to complete a
Muay Thai plum and land two vicious knees, the second of which sent Robinson to
the canvas. Potts followed him to the ground and from a mounted position landed
a flurry of heavy punches to Robinson’s head. Robinson maintained a high
defensive position, using his forearms to shield his face, but was not
defending himself intelligently and referee Arno Pienaar was forced to call a stop
to the bout at 1:20 into round 1. Ruan Potts was declared the winner via TKO.

Ruan Potts certainly made a dream start to his EFC career statement
to the EFC heavyweight division. Potts’ next opponent will do well to be weary
of his devastating Muay Thai skills. After
the bout Calven Robinson announced his retirement from professional MMA. His
professional career record was 8 wins 1 loss.

Welcome to MMA South Africa

Welcome to my MMA blog, where I give my opinions on MMA, one of the fastest growing sports. in South Africa and around the world. I have trained various Martial arts as well as been involved in MMA communities for many years and have been a religious fan of MMA for many years. I hope you enjoy reading my views.